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Any at large chances Green Bay might have had probably hit the curb tonight. They shot 38%, 27% and 52.4% from the field, three and the free throw line. Valpo shot 58.7% from the field, which was more than enough to negate 19 turnovers.

Valparaiso Crushes Green Bay It's not particularly surprising that Valparaiso beat a Green Bay team missing star 7-footer Alec Brown. But it was pretty surprising to see this turn into a blowout. Perhaps they were motivated by head coach Bryce Drew getting his jersey retired. More realistically, the fact that the Horizon League's leader in blocks per game was out of the game meant that Valpo was able to attack the paint with impunity. Of the 36 two-pointers that they attempted, only 7 went down as "jumpers". It's no surprise that they shot 63.9% on two-pointers.

Green Bay had been putting together a bit of a dark horse at-large resume. This loss deals that a pretty severe blow, however. They are now 17-4 overall with a win over Virginia to go with this loss and a loss to Eastern Michigan. They're 58th in RPI with a Sagarin PURE_ELO that is 51st. Realistically, they can probably afford no more than one loss the rest of the regular season to have a shot for an at-large bid.

Valparaiso moves into a three-way tie for second place in the Horizon League with this win. Considering the fact that the top two teams get a double-bye in the Horizon League tournament, the Crusaders will be highly motivated to earn that #2 seed.

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-- Valparaiso retired coach Bryce Drew's jersey tonight. The team beat a hobbled, previously unbeaten in the Horizon Green Bay team (75-60) that didn't have starting center Alec Brown available. Also, it was a bad sign from the start for the Phoenix.

Green Bay head coach Brian Wardle fell on the ice getting off the bus and is injured; Will coach but will be seated most of tonight #HLMBB

Oregon senior guard Johnathan Loyd has played in all 129 games since he arrived at Oregon, but that streak is in jeopardy as the Ducks prepare to host UCLA Thursday night at Matthew Knight Arena.

Loyd suffered a broken nose in practice Tuesday when he got hit by an elbow during a rebounding drill.

"I don't know if he will be able to go," Oregon coach Dana Altman said. "If we have one guy who can bounce back and play, it's Johnny Loyd."

Added senior guard Jason Calliste: "I'm expecting him to play, to be honest."
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Calliste and Joseph Young can also play some point guard. Young, Oregon’s leading scorer, is in a shooting slump during Pac-12 play with a 35.3 shooting percentage, including 27.8 on three-pointers.

Calliste that rolled off the rim in the final minute, and finally a shot by Johnathan Loyd at the buzzer that was blocked.
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Calliste, who made four of his first eight three-pointers including one that put Oregon ahead with 1:34 to go, shot a three-pointer that just rolled off the rim with 39 seconds left.
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Calliste added 21 while Amardi had 13. Damyean Dotson was the only other Duck to make a field goal as he finished with seven points.
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Oregon led 36-32 at haltime, but missed 6-of-7 shots to start the second half as UCLA took a 45-38 lead. That was followed by a stretch where the Ducks couldn't miss as Oregon tied the game 52-52 on three free throws by Calliste with 10:35 to go.
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Young started Oregon's final push with four free throws and then Calliste hit a lay-up for Oregon's first field goal in more than seven minutes. Young drove for a lay-up and added a free throw to get the Ducks within 65-63 with 3:21 to go and Calliste later added a three-pointer to cap a 14-0 run as Oregon held the Bruins scoreless for more than five minutes.

“We knew we had to win this game,” senior guard Jason Calliste said after scoring a game-high 20 points in 24 minutes off the bench.
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Calliste was delighted with the sterling defense — “It showed everybody that we can play defense” — but his 8-for-10 shooting was plenty helpful, too. He hit all six of his shots in the first half, and he finished the day 4-for-6 on three-pointers.

“Jason really did a tremendous job,” Altman said. “He was the difference in the game.”

Altman said the Ducks had been pressing on offense during the losing streak, even though they started the day fourth in the nation at 86.8 points per game. He said his players relaxed when Calliste poured in 14 points in the first half as Oregon cruised to a 30-17 lead at the break.

“I know I can score the ball,” Calliste said. “I know I can shoot. Sometimes, I’m not as aggressive as I should be offensively, so today I came out and took it upon myself to be a little bit more aggressive to get my team off on the right foot.

Last night: It was not a great night for the few remaining mid-major squads with at-large hopes. Green Bay (17-4, 7-1 Horizon) went to Valparaiso (13-10, 5-3) without second-leading scorer Alec Brown (shoulder), and promptly lost by 15.